Posts Tagged ‘Conservation Area’
One would think that every park is naturally Green, wouldn’t they? The presence of trees, flowers, and even compost would lead anyone to conclude that there is no Greener place in the community that a forest preserve. Well, there is still plenty of room to improve nearly any Green program. Ryerson Woods has continually stepped up its environmental standards and has recently earned the silver level certification from the Green Business League.
Ryerson Woods (www.ryersonwoods.org) worked with Kaye Kharasch from Green Building Connections to work through an assessment of the point values needed to achieve this Green certification. Kaye Kharasch is a well-know and professional business woman who has an absolute dedication to the environmental cause and the greater Chicago area.
The Edward L. Ryerson Conservation Area (Ryerson Woods) is an inimitable forest preserve in the country–nationally renowned for its ecological, historical and architectural implication. Located on the east bank of the Des Plaines River, the area has for a long time served as a natural passageway for voyage by land and water. Key Native American trails forded the river at the present site of Ryerson Woods. It is a 552-acre preserve located near Deerfield, Illinois. With 279 acres formally devoted as an Illinois Nature Preserve, Ryerson is home to more than a few rare species, as well as the blue-spotted salamander, wood frog, eastern Mississauga rattlesnake, red-shouldered hawk, very, and purple fringed orchid.